Improved chair-seat



. dimmi tant WILLIAM G. BULGIN, 0F, VIENNA, NEW JRSEY.

Letters Patent No. 103,973, dated .Tune 7, `1870.

:Menovnn CHAIR-SEAT. w

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom fit may concern .f

Be tknown that I, WILLIAM G. Bonera, of the town of Vienna, in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey, have invented new and yuseful Improvements inA lChairs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference beingv had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification and to the letters of reference marked thereon. l

The object of my invention is to construct a neat, cheap, and durablechair-bottom or seat, of the inner portion of rattan cane, by a nov'el and peculiar method of weaving the same, andin such a manner that the seat or bottom can be made as a knock-down'bottomv before the chair is pnt together, by which means they can be more easily vpacked for transportation, and at a great reduction in the .cost of freight, while, at the same time, a seat thus constructed can be used for replacing an ordinarycane-seat when worn ont.

- The nature of this inventionvconsists in making the seat or bottom of a chair from the 4inner portion. of rattan cane, known to the trade assplit cane, which is very cheap, by a novel and'peculiar method of weaving the same, as hereinafter described, so that the rounds or rims upon which it is used may be turned in an ordinarylathe, by which means a considerable saving is etectedin thecost ofamanuiacture. Y

It also consists in constructing the seat or bottom,

detached or separate -from the other parts of the chair, k

and before they are put together,-by which means the chairs may be more easily packed for transportation, and a great saving in the cost of freight is effected. Tolenable. those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

Figure I represents a perspective View of my improved chaii'. v

Figure-II is a plan view-of the seat or bottom.

Figure III is a plan view ofthe seat or bottom, partially finished, to show the method of weaving the cane.

A may represent the seat or bottom of the chair.

B, B',- C, vand O are the rounds or rims, which, 'in my invention, may be made ly turning the same in an ordinary lathe, by .which means a large saving is eliected in the'eost of manufacture.

The rounds or rims B B'are pierced, at suitable inter- Vals, with holes or perforations, a a and l5 b', o f con'- venient diameter, through w-hich the strands of cane are passed in Weaving the seat. These perforations are made at an angle or inclination of about fortyve degrees with theA plane4 of the bottom, and are for the purpose of changing the direction of the strands.

. To weave theaseat, I first take one or more strands,

, of the cane, the end of which I insert through the perforations a, from the uppermost side of the rim B, leaving an inch or more to project from the said perforation, and on the underside of' the said rim.

V'I then passthe strand inside of and underneath the rim B, and over thet'op of the saine, and carry it across to the rim B', and hold it there tightly. I then take one or more strands, p, the end of which I insert throughthe peiforation b, from the under side of the rim B', leaving a portion of its end to project from the perforation and on the upper and inner side of the rim B', and pass the strand over the top ofthe 'said rim and across tc the rim B alongside of and close to the strand o, after which I wind the saidA strandp several times around the rim B and over the projecting ends of the strand o, until the perforation a is reached, through which I passthe strand p, thereby changing its direction, and then carry it over to the rim B close to the perforation b.

I then take the other strand, o, and wind it several times around the rim B', until the perforation 11 is reached, through. which I pass the said strand, and then .carry it across to the rim B alongside of and close to the strand p, and wind it around the rim B until the next perforation is reached,.through which it is passed, as before.

'Ilhi's operation is repeated with the strands o and p, alternately, Vuntil the side or rim C is reached. These strands, already mentioned, form thev warp. 'lhe woof is formed by passing a strand transversely `backward and forward betweenthe rims C and C', and alternately over and underneath the strands which form the warp.

A chair-bottom constructed after the manner and of the material above mentioned is very neat, cheap, and durable, and it wilibe seen that round rims can be employed, which may be made by machinery at but little expense. l

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-' 1,. A knock-down chair-seat or bottom, when made of the inner portion of rattan cane, in the manuel' substantially as herein shown and described.

2. rIhe round rims B B and VC C', the former provided with holes or perforations for receiving the strands, in combination with the seat A, made of the inner portion of rattan cane, by the method herein described, for the purposes set forth.

' WM. G. BULGIN.

Witnesses:

Jnssn HOWARD LORD, J ons S.'TnonNToN. 

